Quartz

specimen number:
2062944

location:
Boekenhouthoek, Mkobola, Thembisile Hani, Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa

description:
An attractive glassy loose translucent deep purple crystal of quartz, this the variety often called amethyst. In great condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark and dates to the early 2000's.

Boekenhouthoek in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa features ancient regional geology hosting specialized hydrothermal quartz growth. The area is globally famous for producing unique spirit or cactus quartz, which forms when a central quartz crystal becomes overgrown by numerous smaller, rapidly nucleated crystal points. Commercial and artisanal mining for these specimens intensified significantly around the early 2000s, with local miners tunneling into shallow deposits to recover prized clusters coated with iron oxides or tinted with natural amethyst.

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